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Dean Of Women Discusses
Coed Enrollment, Housing
"Life is never monotonous,"
Dean of Women . Charlotte E. Ray
told members of the College's
Faculty Lunch Club as she spoke
yesterday concerning "Women at
Penn State."
Pointing out that women's en
rollment has increased from 330 in
1923 to more than 2000, she label
ed housing as one of the biggest
problems faced by the Dean of
Women's Office. In addition to
campus dormitories, she said, 30
rooming houses have been organ
ized in town.
The ratio of men to women stu
dents, which was 10 to 1 in favor
of men in 1923, is now two to one
in favor of the coeds, she said.
While women students in the
past were enrolled mainly in lib
eral arts, education, and home eco
nomics courses, coeds are now en
rolled in most of the technical
Mortar Board Elects
Helen Hatton was recently elec
ted president of Mortar Board, na
tional senior women's honorary.
Other officers elected include Bet
sy Merkle, vice-president; Peggy
Susanin, secretary; Ann Louise
Decker, treasurer; and Marjorie
Blackwood, correspondent.
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fields, as well, Dean Ray said.
Although formal social activities
have decreased since the war,
Dean Ray pointed out, coeds have
aided in entertaining service men
stationed at the College, have par
ticipated in Red Cross work, and
raised more than $5OO in the 1944
Christmas Drive.
The Dean praised the work of
the Women's Student Government
Association, adding she "wouldn't
have believed that student govern
ment could do so much" if she
didn't have •firsthand knowledge
of the acomplishments.
Some of the best student coun
selors, Dean Ray said, are "modest
faculty members" who have no
idea how helpful they are to the
students. She named dormitory
hostesses, faculty wives, the din
ing commons dieticians, an d
alumnae clubs as others who are
of "great help" to the coeds.
Coeds Debate Seton Hill
In Orthodox Tournament
For a series of eight debates
Women's Debate Team will jour
ney to Seton Hill today to par
ticipate in a debate tournament
in the orthodox style tomorrow
morning and afternoon. Nancy
Bartch, first speaker, and Andrina
Winning, second speaker, will ar
gue for the affirmative. Dorothy
Cohen, first speaker, and Anne
Hay, second speaker, will make
up the negative team.
The tournament tomorrow will
be the first Seton Hill has spon
sored this season, 'according to
Clayton H. Shug, the coach of
Women's Debate. The four co
eds participating in tomorrow's
debates are unexperienced tourn
ament speakers.
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Sorority Shorts
ALPHA CHI OMEGA; Marjor
ie Thomas, a Bucknell transfer
is now active in the College chap
ter.
ALPHA EPSILON PHl's pledge
officers are: Thelma Silber, pre
sident; Sherry Feldman, vice-pre
sident; Joanne Kranich, secretary;
Rhoda Sivitz, treasurer; and El
aine Mittleman, editor.
ALPHA OMICRON Prs pledge
class elected Martha Kremers,
president, and Mary Lawther,
secretary.
ALPHA XI DELTA held a cof
fee hour last Sunday in Grange
lounge. Mrs. C. S. Anderson was
the guest speaker. Guests of hon
or were: the Misses Betty Farrow,
Margaret Raabe, and Gladys Sto
kes; and Mrs. James T. Smith.
DELTA GAMMA alumnae will
return to celebrate Founder's Day
with the actives tomorrow at a
banquet at the State College Ho
tel. • The sorority Was ..founded 71
years ago.
GAMMA PHI, BETA will
initi
ate Marjorie Triebold on Sunday.
Heading the pledge class are Car
oly Currier, president; Suzanne
Romig, vice-president; Margaret
Seybert, secretary; and Virginia
Gallup, treasurer. The 'sorority
entertained members of the V-12
last Saturday afternoon.
KAPPA DELTA: Lee Thomp
son is chairman of a cultural pro
gram which will be given tomor
row in Atherton. Hall. Heading
the pledges are: Lucille Martin,
president; Adele Ernst, vice-pre
sident; and Marguerite Ball, sec
retary.
KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA'S na
tional alumnae adviser, Mrs. Seil,
visited the chapter last week, and
was entertained by actives and
alumnae.
PHI MU is headed by Lila Lea
man, president; Ann Pfahler, vice
president; Kathryn Fix, secretary;
Jean Huver, treasurer; and Ger
aldine Marley,
.rushing chairman.
SIGMA DELTA . TAIT initiated
Dorothy Liebovitz and Jeanne
Eisenberg last Friday night. Char
lotte Geller was installed chap
ter treasurer on Monday. Actives
and pledges plan a: party tomor
row at the Ski Lodge. .
THETA PHI ALPHA'S formal
pledge dance is' scheduled for to
morrow night at the Chi Phi
house.
ZETA TAU ALPHA's newly ini
tiated members are Mary Haines,
Lois App, June Culver, Polly
Boyd, and Evelyn Whiting. Pledge
officers are Phyllis Schmelzle,
president; Georgia Snook, vice
president; and Amy Kaliney,
secretary.
GSO Makes Haines Prexy
Mary Haines has been elected
president of the GSO. The new
advisor will be Hazel Fall.
Other officers are Elizabeth
Dunkel, vice president; Agnes
Coleman, recording secretary; Dor_
othy Cauffiel, corresponding secre
tary; and Viola Kjar, treasurer.
The Wesley Foundation
The Methodist Church
Sunday, 9:30 tudent
- Church School
10:45 A. M.—Morning Worship
Service in St. Paul Methodist
Ohurch. Rev. M. . Mussina,
Speaker.
4:15 P. M.—Student Choir Re
hearsal.'
(New members welcome)
5:00 - 7:00 P. M.
Student Friendly Hours
Fellowship - Recreation
Worship
Supper: twenty cents
"In Quest of Life's Meaning"
Speaker:
Wesley Foundation Pastor
• •, •
iCome and Bring a Friend
WSGA Considers Curfew
To Save Heat, Light
As Wartime Measure
With curfew fever sweeping the
country discussion of ,an 11 or 12
o'clock curfew for all women's
dormitories began with WSGA,
women's governing body on camp
us. Conservation of light and heat
would be the objectives of the
curfew and it would necessitate
putting out all lights at the deter
mined hour with possibly lights
left in one room for coeds who
couldn't keep the curfew.
A number of dormitories have
experimented with the curfew
plan, and it was successful in
Fairmont, Long's, and several of
the home management houses.
However, since a great majority
of eceds object to a compulsory
curfew, observance of it may be
voluntary.
Upperciass women will pop-in
on newly arrived freshmen in the
dorms Sunday night.
An appropriation of $BO as an
initial gift and $5O for each pre
ceding semester has been made to
the • Penn State Treble Singers,
newly organized women's glee
club by Senate. , •
WSGA .elected Doris -Funk as
senior senator and Ruth Bollin
ger, as junior senator. The new
senators will take office imme
diately.
frosh Honorary Pledges
Four 'Dean's List' Coeds
Alpha Lambda Delta, freshman
honorary, pledged , the following
girls with at least 2.5 average
for the past summer semester, in
the southwest 'lounge of Atherton,
7 pail. 'Wednesday: Russella Ada
mitz, Helen Gaardsmoe, Barbara
Pfahler, and Gladys Stryker. The
new pledges will be initiated
March 21.
"How to Study"'will be the topic
of a lecture given by Dr. Charles
C. Wagner, assistant, dean of the
School of Liberal Arts,. 116 Home
Economics, 7 p.m., Monday. Spon
sored by Alpha Lambda Delta, the
talk is being given for first semes
ter freshmen and transfer stu
dents.
Cormnilters, independent women
students, and State College coeds
are urgedo use room 207 Women's
Building for rest and study,
PENN STATE CLASS RINGS
L. G. BALFOUR COMPANY
LOCATED IN THE ATHLETIC STORE
FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1945
lificnnen i n Spoi•b
• Sophomore cagers took the open
ing tilt in Interclass basketball by
defeating second semester fresh
men, 32-13. Top scorer for the vic:
tors was Arm Baker with 19 mark
ers.
The lineup follows:
Sophomores: Alice Keeler,
Gloria Snyder, and Ann Baker,
forwards; Mary Lawther, Betsy
Ross, and Anita Geiger, guards.
Second semester freshmen: Mary
Barnett, Phyllis James, Claire
Parks, Sally Carman, and Barbara
Knoll, forwards; Lovetta Dinius,
Wanda Rickard; Jean Alderfer,
Ruth Eister, and Mildred Yerkes,
guards.
Upperclassmen Win
First semester freshmen bowed
to a strong junior-senior quintet,
50-17: Top scorers for the upper
classmen were Becky Walker and
Irish Craig with 20 and 19 points
respectively. •'
The lineup follows:
Junior-seniors: Irish Craig, Bar 7
bara Smith, Alice Hooper, Bacicy.
Walker,, and Lois McClellandi for 7
wards; Mary Ann Jennings • and
Eunice Hurlburt, guards.
First semester freshmen: Bar
bara Keefer; Gene Roberts, Jackie
Zivic, forwards; S. Potter, E.
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